Engelsk navneord: hero |
1. | hero (om person) a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain.
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| Mindre specifikke termer | leader |
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| Eksempler på forekomster af mere specifikke termer | Armin, Arminius, Hermann, Job |
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2. | hero (om erkendelse) the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | character, part, persona, role, theatrical role |
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3. | hero (om person) someone who fights for a cause |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | champion, fighter, paladin |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | defender, guardian, protector, shielder |
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4. | Hero (om person) Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | Hero of Alexandria, Heron |
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| Eksempler på forekomster af mindre specifikke termer | artificer, discoverer, inventor, mathematician |
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5. | hero (om person) (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | mythical being |
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| Overordnet emneområde | classical mythology |
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6. | Hero (om person) (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her |
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| Eksempler på forekomster af mindre specifikke termer | mythical being |
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| Overordnet emneområde | Greek mythology |
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7. | hero (om mad) a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | bomber, Cuban sandwich, grinder, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | sandwich |
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